Pulley.



ivo. 730,413.

Patented June 9, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN W. STREIILI, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

PULLEY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 730,413, dated J' une 9, 1903.

' Application filed J'nly 31, 1902.

T0 @ZZ whom t tay concern/.-

Be it known that I, JOHN W. STREHLI, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pulleys, of which the following is a specification.

` The object of my invention is to produce a cheap, simple, and eifective pulley from pulp or any compressible material mixed with materials which tend to hold the belt and the pulley together and the belt in the center of the pulley and keep it from slipping, and thus produce an increased coefficiency of frietion between the belt and pulley-surface.

A further object is to produce a pulley which when once balanced will always retain that efficiency; vand a still further object is to produce a pulley which shall be waterproof and not aected by varying changes in the atmosphere, and, lastly, a pulley having lightness and strength. The pulley-body is made in one piece, the material being molded or pressed together into a homogeneous mass in a dry state in heated molds, the pulleybody being dry and complete when it leaves the molds. Pulleys with these features and advantages are especially useful for all highspeed machinery and foridynamos, motors, and the like. Iron pulleys are objectionable, as they are heavy, wear smooth, get ont of balance, and let the belt slip. Paper pulleys made by laying a great number of sheets of strawboard or the like in juxtaposition become dry and split, are changed by varying degrees of atmosphere, and must be kept in a dry place, and they also wear smooth. Wooden pulleys warp and crack and wear smooth. Pulleys made of a series of pulppressed boards glued together and lying in juxtaposition are also expensive and crack and no uniformity of surface can be produced, as the material and pressure by which they are made cannot always be the same in texture and degree. It is also diflicult to get these pulleys to balance and run perfectly. The slipping of the belt is very annoying, and the power lostA from this cause is never known, but is extensive and costly. To overcome the smooth surface of these pulleys,

- many kinds of dressings are used; but this Serial No. 117,738. (No model.)

only temporarily and partially relieves the defect. all these defects and form a perfectly balanced andA crowned pulley which retains its efficiency under all circumstances, no dressing being necessary to assist in holding the belt, and the pulley never wears smooth or allows the belt to slip. Friction-wheels of equal meritcan also be made.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure l is a perspective view of the bodyof my new pulley; Fig. 2, a section thereof, also showing the hub by which it is attached to the shaft; and Fig. 3, a sectional view of dies to form the pulley, a pulley-body being shown in section finished in the dies ready to be removed.

I take wood-pulp, straw-pulp, paper, cotton, tow, fiber, or any compressible material and divide it either into small particles or strips or into Vany desired state of comminution. This forms ,the body of the pulley and possesses the necessary strength, whilebeing very light. With this body material I mix a binder consisting of resinous matter or pitch or any suitable or equivalent material. I prefer to use resin. By using a comparatively large proportion of such a resinous binder I produce the clinging eiect hereinafter described. I mix with the resin and pulp any other material to give it a harder body, such as slaked lime or any equivalent material. I may also add waterproofing material, such as linseed-oil orfatty substances or paraffin or equivalent materials, which will prevent the pulley from being aected by changes in the temperature. I may distribute the material in the molds for pressing the pulleybody in such a manner that the binder (which is also the material Luse to make the belt adhere to the pulley) will come upon the outside or face of the pulley; but in any event all the materials must be evenly distributed around the axis, so that the pulley shall be balanced. A

Perhaps the most essential feature of the present invention is that I use a considerable quantity of resinous or equivalent material to make the pulley cling to the belt with greater traction or adhesion. Thus the pulley `will be thoroughly and properly governed by By my present invention I overcome the belt, and in this manner the great coefficiency of friction between the belt and pulley is brought into being.

In the drawings, ct represents the rim of the pulley, a the face of the pulley, and a2 the inwardly`- extending web thereof. The rim a is least in thickness at the edge and increases in thickness until it reaches the web CL2, as shown. In this way the pulley is crowned and made strong. Through an axial opening a3 in the web I place the hub b of the pulley. The hub has cast on it a flange b', a loose ring b2 being slipped over the hub b. The bolts b3 are then put into place through said flange and through the web of the pulley-body and tightened, and the hub b is tightly held in place in the pulley. The shaft on which the pulley is to work is slipped through the opening c in the hub b and the pulley held tightly on said shaft by set-screw d. This is one of the ordinary means of attaching the hub to the pulley-body and the pulley to the shaft, and any other means may be employed.

The pulley-body is made as follows: The

l pulp in a-divided state is mixed with the madies in any other manner desired, or I may put the material in the molds partly heated and melted. I use just enough heat to soften and melt the pulp and other ingredients un- .til they run together, so that the -mass willbe homogeneous and the pulp and the binder or adhesive-rendering material will combine uniformly.

What I claim as new is- 1. A pulley-body composed of a base of pulp, and a binder, whereof the binder isin greater proportion to the base than is necessary for its binding effect alone, whereby there will be adhesion between the surface of the pulley and the belt.

2. A pulley-body composed of a base of pulp anda resinous binder in a homogeneous mass and in such proportions that there will be adhesion between the surface of the pul- 1eyand the belt.

3. A pulley-body consisting of a base of pulp and a binder, the binder actingas such throughout and the proportion of binder being greater at the face of lthe pulley, as and for the purpose set forth.

4. A pulley-body composed of a base of pulp, a binder, and a hardening material, all in such proportions that there will be adhe* sion between the surface of the pulley and the belt.

5. A pulley-body consisting of a base of pulp, a binder, a hardening material, and a waterproofing material, all in such proportions that there Will be adhesion between the surface of the pulley and the belt.

JOHN W. STREHLI.

Witnesses: A

J oHN M. EDWARDS, JOHN H. MUNsoN. 

